The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.
The picture in Bethlehem
Bethlehem is an Area Unit in Tauranga City covering 16.88 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 4.9K reported victimisations here — an average of 93.0 per month, which is 6.9× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Bethlehem is theft (4.3K reports). Year-on-year reports rose 5.7% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $18.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Bethlehem.
Where crime happens
- Retail N.E.C.23.1%
- Dwelling Land15.7%
- Other Location N.E.C.15.4%
- Dwelling N.F.D.11.3%
- Other Location N.F.D.11.3%
Interactive view
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